bookcurios Chapter 163: The Tragedy Spreads Throughout the Marquisate
Chapter 163: The Tragedy Spreads Throughout the Marquisate
Not long after, Nanny Zhou brought over 30,000 taels of silver, and on the tray there was also a scroll of ancient painting by a famous artist and a peacock pearl hairpin.
The peacock feathers on this hairpin are all woven with gold threads. The technique and craftsmanship are obviously the work of a master craftsman in the palace, especially the peacock's eyes, which are inlaid with two precious luminous pearls.
It is said that this was made when the old Marquis of Pingchang was conferred the title. In order to show the noble temperament of the old Marquis' wife, the Marquis spent tens of thousands of taels to seek the craftsman in the palace to make it. Perhaps it was a reward from the Marquis when Su Yingxue got married and was pregnant.
In addition, there is also a mandarin duck heart-shaped jade pendant. This jade pendant was the dowry that old Kang gave to Su Yingxue and is worth several thousand taels.
"Pearl, take it quickly. Nanny Zhou is the housekeeper who is respected by our aunt. Please don't let her suffer."
Su Qingwan's eyes lit up!
It seems that the Liu family is quite wealthy. Look, they have taken out Su Yingxue's dowry!
"Thank you for your hard work, Madam Zhou."
Zhenzhu hurried forward and took it directly without paying attention to the pointed look given by Nanny Zhou.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is actually an ancient painting by the famous artist Lin. It is said that his ancient paintings are hot items at auction houses. Now that I can see the original, my aunt really loves me."
Su Qingwan carefully unfolded the ancient painting, which was a picture of a landscape in spring rain. The auction house's appraisal documents were also interspersed in the painting.
"Oh my! This peacock pearl hairpin is so gorgeous. I'm sure it will be gorgeous and dazzling when worn under the night light."
Su Qingwan gestured above her head and stared at Liu with a smile.
At this moment, Liu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"If I remember correctly, this mandarin duck heart-shaped pendant was included in my elder sister's dowry. It was specially made by a master craftsman hired by Grandmother Kang. It symbolizes the love between husband and wife and the unity of mandarin ducks. Wow, now my aunt gave it to me. She is really thoughtful."
"..."
Liu bit her back teeth and uttered a few words after a long while: "Can I take Yue Jie away?"
"That's not true, Auntie. Since you're so concerned about this thief, just take him away. Everyone, keep your mouth shut and don't spread the word."
Su Qingwan waved her hand, and Qingda and others released Su Yuejie and the other two.
Anyway, I don’t admit that that was Su Yuejie, and you, Liu, can’t do anything to me!
Liu and several maids hurriedly took Su Yuejie and the other two away, who were like a pile of mud.
She had told Qingda before that she wanted to destroy Su Yuejie's limbs, break his bones and tendons, and turn him into a complete waste.
"Miss, that boy will rot in bed for the rest of his life." Qing Da puffed out his chest proudly.
"Well done!" Su Qingwan directly took out 10,000 taels of silver notes and handed them to Qingda.
"You have all worked hard these days, share some with the brothers."
"Thank you, miss."
Qingda happily took the banknote, and after Su Qingwan entered the house, he went to share the money with everyone.
Look! Since following the master, although there are more rules, he earns a lot of money, and he doesn't have to risk his life to rob people on the road. The good life he has now is something he never dared to think about before.
Many of their brothers have bought houses in the capital. If they work harder, they will be able to marry a wife and live a happy life.
There was chaos in Tinglan Courtyard again, but the eldest lady ordered everyone to keep quiet, so the maids and servants dared not say a word.
The thing stuffed in Su Yuejie's mouth was taken out, and it was a large stone.
His mouth felt very uncomfortable, and even after rinsing his mouth, the water he spit out was blood red.
It was not until the doctor came to see him that he said to Liu and Su Yuejie: "The young master has multiple wounds in his mouth. He needs some hemostatic powder."
Fortunately, he had this thing with him, so he took it out and gave it to Su Yuejie to use first.
The doctor then began to check Su Yuejie's other injuries. Some of the skin injuries were minor, but his hands and feet were severely injured.
Seeing this, he could only invite Liu to go outside and said:
“Madam, the young master’s limbs have multiple broken bones and his tendons have been injured. Now he can only be fixed with difficulty, but there are broken bones inside. I’m afraid it will be difficult for him to walk or do other things in the future.”
When Liu heard this, she became anxious and asked hurriedly, "Are you saying that my son will be a useless person in the future?"
The doctor sighed and nodded.
Su Yuejie's limbs were not just cracked once or twice, but were shattered into pieces. It was almost impossible for him to grow back and stand up again.
Liu's heart felt as if it was being grabbed by a vicious hand, and her internal organs were twitching in pain.
She opened her mouth slightly and even forgot to breathe. Her face turned from white to red in an instant and her body trembled slightly.
Upon seeing this, the doctor hurriedly took out a silver needle and gave Liu two injections to prevent her from fainting from suffocation.
Nanny Zhou came out of the house and happened to see this scene. She rushed over and supported Liu.
Liu's tears rolled down again. Her son was actually crippled by that little bitch Su Qingwan, and she had given her so much money.
She is so cruel!
Su Qingwan, you must die. You must use your life to compensate for the injuries my son suffered.
"Doctor, please go in and treat him." Mrs. Liu waved her hand and asked the doctor to go in.
The first person to know that Su Yuejie was injured was Su Yingxue. Because she also lived in a room in Tinglan Courtyard, she could hear the noisy noise outside clearly.
I didn't expect Su Yuejie to be injured, and judging from his mother's cursing, it was obviously done by Su Qingwan again.
Su Qingwan was too vicious. She first hurt herself, and now she hurt Su Yuejie. Although Su Yuejie gave her less money, after all, he was her brother, and she still loved him.
"Chunyu, go get some more of that medicine." Su Yingxue ordered.
Chunyu was a little nervous. Before, the eldest lady asked her to find the medicine, but she gave it directly to Song Wenbo's concubine. She saw with her own eyes that the concubine rolled on the ground in pain and died with blood coming out of all her orifices.
Afterwards, word spread that my aunt had eloped with someone, and the Pingchang Marquisate searched for her for several days but failed to catch her.
"Miss, what are we doing with this thing now? It's very..."
"Pa!" Su Yingxue slapped Chunyu who was too talkative and said angrily, "Just go when I told you to. Why are you talking so much?"
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Even if I'm not the wife of the Marquis of Pingchang, I'm still the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Chengping. The indentures of your family are still in my mother's hands. If you dare to say anything more, I'll sell you to a brothel."
Chunyu was slapped in the face and cried with her hands covering her face in grievance.
"Yes, Miss."
She just wanted to remind Su Yingxue that things are different now and the people in Chengping Marquis Mansion don't want to see her, but Su Yingxue hasn't figured out her situation yet.
Chunyu walked out in tears. If the contract of sale had not been held in Liu's hands, she would have run away long ago. But what should she do now? Should she really go to find what Su Yingxue wanted? What did she want this thing for?
She was lost in thought as she left Tinglan Courtyard, but she didn't notice that a figure followed her after she left the Marquis' Mansion.
Su Yunrou learned that her elder brother was injured when she came to see her mother. She hurried to see Su Yuejie and learned that Su Yuejie's injury was very serious. If he wanted to recover faster, he could use the bone-setting ointment in the palace.
After hearing this, Su Yunrou hurried out of the house.
The news that Su Yuejie was seriously injured quickly spread throughout the Marquis' Mansion.
When Xiaokang from the second house heard the news, she instantly became more energetic and kept calling for Madam Ji.
"Let's go and see my poor nephew. I don't know how badly he's been injured. Let Li Han go with us. Big brother is sick, and as a younger sister, she has to go and visit him."
Nanny Ji agreed and asked someone to invite the Fifth Miss over.
When Su Lihan came over, Xiao Kang looked at her face carefully. There were only some shallow scars and marks left, which could be covered with a little makeup.
"It looks like the injury is almost healed, so I can finally put my mind at ease. Let's go to Tinglan Courtyard to see your elder brother. He is said to be seriously injured, and we don't know how many months he can live."
"Mom, after seeing big brother, can I go out for a walk? I'm so bored staying at home all the time." Su Lihan took the opportunity to act coquettishly.
She could see that her mother was in a good mood at the moment.
"You'd better wait until the wound on your face heals before going out. It will only take a day or two." Xiao Kang said, patting her arm.
Su Lihan could only nod, and then the mother and daughter went to Tinglan Courtyard.
After hearing the news, Mrs. Kang also came in a hurry and even ordered someone to ask the Marquis to return home quickly.
Wasn’t her eldest grandson kneeling in the ancestral hall? Could it be that something went wrong while kneeling in the ancestral hall?
With his thoughts racing all the way, he soon arrived at the gate of Tinglan Courtyard, where he met Xiaokang's mother and daughter who were walking over.
Old Mrs. Kang was anxious to see her eldest grandson, so she didn't say much to them and walked straight inside.
"Yue Jie?"
Old Kang looked at the man on the bed with a bruised face and nose, who was indistinguishable from a man or a woman. Was this really her eldest grandson, Su Yuejie?
Xiaokang was also shocked!
How did he get beaten like this? His arms were wrapped in cloth, it looked really scary.
Su Lihan came over to take a look, screamed in fright, and hid behind Xiaokang.
This guy’s face is so swollen, who knows who he is?